BHP to review $9.7 billion charge over Brazil dam failureThe fine is part of a broader claim seeking $31.5bn for reparation, compensation and moral damages tied to the Fundão dam failure in 2015.Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2024 | 4:03 am
Brazil judge orders Vale, BHP and Samarco to pay $9.7 billion in damagesThe Samarco Fundão dam burst in November 2015 — it was Brazil’s worst…Staff Writer | January 25, 2024 | 12:01 pm
Plaintiffs demand 582m euros from TÜV Süd over Brazil dam burstTÜV Süd's lawyers have referred responsibility to Vale.Reuters | January 25, 2024 | 6:09 am
Chile’s new lithium plan to scare off investors, Friedland says “Money is a coward — it runs away at the first sign of trouble,” the chairman of Ivanhoe Mines said. Bloomberg News | April 24, 2023 | 8:01 am
Chile’s lithium move a further push for automakers to diversify supply chain Major carmakers have already been looking for new lithium supplies in the United States, Europe and Africa. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:26 am
Argentina’s lithium pipeline promises ‘white gold’ boom as Chile tightens control Neighboring Chile last week unveiled plans for a state-led public-private model. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:19 am
Chile’s lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech DLE technologies are designed to extract the metal using filters, membranes, ceramic beads or other equipment. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:12 am
Sherritt reports death of worker in Cuba mine The company reported the death of an employee at the Moa Joint Venture mine. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:04 am
Horizonte closer to beginning production at Brazil nickel project The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is on-schedule for production in Q1 2024, with over 50% of the construction finished. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2023 | 7:00 am
SQM weighs hard choices in Chile amid $3.7bn share wipeout SQM, the fertilizer-turned-lithium giant, runs the planet’s biggest and most profitable brine operation in Chile’s northern desert. Bloomberg News | April 24, 2023 | 4:31 am
Argentina plans to produce 200,000 tonnes of lithium by 2025 Argentina expects lithium exports to reach $5.6 billion by 2025 based on the production of 200,000 annual tonnes of the battery metal. Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 11:56 am
Seven dead after coal mine collapse in Colombia A coal mine collapsed last Thursday near the town of Cucunubá. Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 10:16 am